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It was adopted that any members
having plans for factories, read them
without comment and submit them
to the committee.
The committee having retired, a
motion was carried that the general
meeting adjourn until 8 o'clock at
night.
The committee having closely con-
sidered and discussed various plans
and methods until Thursday at 8. p.
m, agreed upon plan, which how
ever was shown to lack certain essen
tials, it was therefore recommitted
after being read to the house. AT
the request of the committee Bro. G.
w. McCune was added to the COM
mittee. The committee again retired
and sitting during the whole of the
night, presented the following as the
result of their deliberations to the
house at 10 a. m. on Friday.
It was announced that the committee of
eleven was ready, and they submitted the
following report, which was received and
adopted:
1. The name Of this association shall
be known as the Cooperative Manufactur-
ing Alliance of Texas.
3. The business of this association shall
be managed and controlled by thirteen trus-
tees, who shall be known as the general
board of directors
8. No person shall be eligible to Office
as director of this ASSOCIATION, unless he
be q stockholder and a member in good
standing of the Farmers Alliance.
4. The regular meeting of stockholders
shall be held annually in August with and
during the meeting of the Farmers State
Alliance.
8, The first general board Of directors
shall be elected by the Cotton Congress now
in session in Waco as follows One from
each congressional district and two from
the state at large, End they shall hold Office
until the regular meeting in August, 1888,
and always thereafter said board shall be
ny bsOOhhOiooib oe SoSA ASbN's"A @Ae
gust meeting assembled.
6. The general board of directors shall
elect from their body president and vice.
president :.
7. The general board of directors shall
have full power to employ pr discharge q
secretary and treasurer and such other agent
and employees as they may deem proper,
and in all cases shall take good and suffi-
cient bond to cover all responsibilities where
in their judgement the interests OF the order
require it. =.
s. The general board of directors shall
give notice of all meetings of the stockhold-
ers by publishing a statement OF the time
and place of sIich meeting for at least thirty
days,
8. The general board of directors shall
meet quarterly, and shall at all times DO sub
lect TO the cal of the chairman.
10. The subject of this association shall
be to assist, harmonize and sustain all ALI
ance cooperative associations that may by
proper application TO the board of directors
be received and adopted as branch OF this
association.
IL. This association may have as many
branch cooperative associations in the
state of Texas as in the discretion Of the
board of directors seem necessary TO ths full
development of the manufacturing enter
prlses of the order. provided each branch
shall comply with the bylaws hereof.
10. Any alliance cooperative association
wishing 10 avail itself Of the advantages TO
be derived as a branch OF this association
shall file with the board Of directors a copy
of their proposed by-laws, rules and regula-
tons. together with a statement in full OF
their plan Of conducting the business and
accurate description Of the commodities
thev propose 90 manufacture.
I3. The general board Of directors. when
any co-operaiion shall file a showing a
above specified shall al their first annual
meeting thereafter make a careful e1amina-
ton Of aid showing and IL they shall find /;
Firsf. that said ASSOCIATION j. 20 b conduct-
ed on a cooperative plan; secund, that u
viii be absoiutely urfer the control of the
sic,ekholders belonging 10 the alliance
third. that Il viii conform 20 the bylaws o.
this association fOurfh, that the pro11ci
fher rroross 30 maunfafurs is nOt ideniicl
With that already pruPosed 70 - inanniac-
tured bv scrne alliance o. operailre aa-ccla-
ton airIady a braneh q this assoclnfio1, 80
- 20 rlrol5cs . eo-fcf in the sa-De rbsn.
aBd IN thst cass. they sban issns rIlt,en
e,srsi a-afe o. aioption. stating t,Iai Hleh -.
op-rafire aesociafio1 D. q daily rfcogHi1ed
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